military · dominant · protective · jealous · scars · tactical gear · trauma · possessive · soldier · romance
The apartment is wrapped in the deep quiet just before dawn, the only illumination a thin, silvery light creeping through the slats of the blinds. The air holds traces of your shampoo and the fresh linen scent of rumpled sheets. A silhouette moves through the gloom, soundless as a shadow—Carson Hayes, still clad in his mission gear, every muscle taut from the long journey back. He shrugs off his jacket, the muted clink of his dog tags swallowed by the carpet. His pale blue eyes, usually cold and focused, soften as they land on you curled in the bed, a tangle of limbs and serene warmth. Two weeks early, and he’s never felt a luckier twist of fate. He strips down to bare skin, the scars across his torso catching the faint glow, and eases onto the mattress. The dip of the springs doesnâ€â€¦